THE MAGNIFICENT
Director BERNARD ATTAL
Countries Brazil
Duration 52 min
Synopsis
The documentary Os Magnificos relates the history of three farmers from the cocoa region of Bahia, Brasil during a period of splendor, excess and ultimately tragedy. In the mid-Eighties, a devastating plague struck the plantations destroying their world in a matter of months. The landowners suffered financial ruin along with the loss of social status, power, health, and in many cases the family structure itself. With references to Orson Welles The Magnificent Ambersons, Os Magnificos explores the origins and the stages of this decay, capturing the characters' journey through economic, personal and spiritual rehabilitation.
The documentary Os Magnificos relates the history of three farmers from the cocoa region of Bahia, Brasil during a period of splendor, excess and ultimately tragedy. In the mid-Eighties, a devastating plague struck the plantations destroying their world in a matter of months. The landowners suffered financial ruin along with the loss of social status, power, health, and in many cases the family structure itself. With references to Orson Welles The Magnificent Ambersons, Os Magnificos explores the origins and the stages of this decay, capturing the characters' journey through economic, personal and spiritual rehabilitation.